First Majestic Silver Corp. (AG) vs Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. (SQM)

First Majestic Silver Corp. and Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. are both in the Basic Materials sector (Silver and Specialty Chemicals). First Majestic Silver Corp. and Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. are of similar size ($8.6B and $7.9B). Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. trades at the lower P/E: 11.3× against 22.5×. First Majestic Silver Corp. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 98.5% against 90.2%. First Majestic Silver Corp. has the higher net margin (21.2% vs 17.8%) and the higher return on invested capital (19.4% vs 16.9%). Both pay a dividend; Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. yields more (1.69% vs 0.29%). Across the 23 metrics below, First Majestic Silver Corp. leads on 16 and Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. on 7.

Valuation

Metric AG SQM
P/E 22.51 11.30
P/S 4.80 2.02
P/B 2.34 3.11
Price to free cash flow 12.84 105.14
EV/EBITDA 7.02 17.80
EV/Sales 4.24 2.23
Earnings yield 4.44% 8.85%
Free cash flow yield 7.79% 0.95%

Profitability

Metric AG SQM
Gross margin 64.52% 37.50%
Operating margin 46.10% 33.28%
Net margin 21.18% 17.80%
Free cash flow margin 37.42% 0.00%
Return on equity 11.08% 0.00%
Return on assets 7.70% 10.78%
Return on invested capital 19.36% 16.86%

Growth

Metric AG SQM
Revenue growth (TTM) 98.54% 90.22%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 200.00% (14.95%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 28.14% 20.29%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 48.18% 29.02%

Health

Metric AG SQM
Debt to equity 0.09 0.60
Current ratio 2.57 2.61
Net debt to EBITDA (1.02) 2.32

Dividend

Metric AG SQM
Dividend yield 0.29% 1.69%
Payout ratio 0.06 0.19

Size

Metric AG SQM
Market cap 7.93b 8.64b

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